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Dec 2019
Hospital parking charges – two Yorkshire trusts amongst highest earners in England
An investigation has found that one in three hospitals in England increased the cost of parking last year and two Yorkshire trusts are amongst the top ten of highest earners.
Overall, 47 NHS trusts increased their charges between 2017/18 and 2018/19, with an average increase of ten per cent.
The study showed that hospitals made more than £254m in parking charges in 2018/19, including Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust bringing in £3,968,709 and Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust £3,951,985.
A spokesperson from Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust said “We charge for parking so that the cost of building, maintaining and improving our car parking facilities and the security arrangements – lighting, cameras and patrols – do not come from healthcare budgets.
“Our minimum charge at the majority of our hospital sites is two hours as we know that, in many cases, one hour is just not enough for appointments and visits.
“Overall the Trust has over 5,000 car parking spaces across six hospital sites, including two multi-storey car parks. We have over 1.6 million vehicles on site each year so parking charges and income should be seen in that context.
Mark Braden, Director of Estates, Facilities and IT at the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, said “Hospital car parking charges enable the Trust to invest in patient services and the provision of a free bus service for patients and relatives to travel between our three hospital sites.
“Our car parking tariffs also support a number of concessions for people who have Blue Badges, are accessing certain clinical services, who have extended treatment plans and people in receipt of certain benefits.”
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